Air Force 1st Lt. James Pirinelli, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight checks before aerial refueling F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, June 17, 2023. VMFA-314 flew four F-35C Lightning IIs from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to Williamtown, Australia to train alongside Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Pirinelli is a Buffalo, New Yor


Air Force 1st Lt. James Pirinelli, a KC-135 Stratotanker pilot with 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, conducts pre-flight checks before aerial refueling F-35C Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, June 17, 2023. VMFA-314 flew four F-35C Lightning IIs from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California to Williamtown, Australia to train alongside Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region. Pirinelli is a Buffalo, New York, native. ( Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Gadiel Zaragoza)


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Keywords: 314, 3rd, mag-11, maw, mcas, miramar, usaf, vfma